GPSTC Exam Four Questions And Answers Complete Review

GPSTC Exam Four Questions And Answers Complete Review 1. Where does the responsibility of report writing come from? State law (G.C.I.C) Department policy and procedure 2. What is a police report form? Any written communication of a department form. 3. What are some purposes and uses of report writing? - Records facts into permanent record - Provide for coordination of follow up activities and inves- tigation leads - Provide a basis for prosecution and defense - Provide a source for officer evaluation - Reports may reflect each officer's level of training, intel- ligence, etc. - A reflection of the officer and their ability. - As a reference prior to court 4. What are charac- teristics of a good report? - Accuracy - conciseness - completeness - clarity - legibility - objectivity - correct spelling and grammar 5. Content of a good report? Who, what, when, where, why, how? 6. What to include in a good report? - Write in first person - Write in active voice, not passive (passive is only okay occasionally) (i.e: (active) officer smith wrote the citation vs. (passive) the citation was written by officer smith) - Write in chronological order - The order of events - Precision - Good field notes.... Continues...